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Province of Alberta The 27th Legislature Fourth Session Alberta Hansard Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Issue 18 The Honourable Kenneth R. Kowalski, Speaker Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 27th Legislature Fourth Session Kowalski, Hon. Ken, Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock, Speaker Cao, Wayne C.N., Calgary-Fort, Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees Mitzel, Len, Cypress-Medicine Hat, Deputy Chair of Committees Ady, Hon. Cindy, Calgary-Shaw (PC) Klimchuk, Hon. Heather, Edmonton-Glenora (PC) Allred, Ken, St. Albert (PC) Knight, Hon. Mel, Grande Prairie-Smoky (PC) Amery, Moe, Calgary-East (PC) Leskiw, Genia, Bonnyville-Cold Lake (PC) Anderson, Rob, Airdrie-Chestermere (WA), Liepert, Hon. Ron, Calgary-West (PC) WA Opposition House Leader Lindsay, Fred, Stony Plain (PC) Benito, Carl, Edmonton-Mill Woods (PC) Lukaszuk, Hon. Thomas A., Edmonton-Castle Downs (PC), Berger, Evan, Livingstone-Macleod (PC) Deputy Government House Leader Bhardwaj, Naresh, Edmonton-Ellerslie (PC) Lund, Ty, Rocky Mountain House (PC) Bhullar, Manmeet Singh, Calgary-Montrose (PC) MacDonald, Hugh, Edmonton-Gold Bar (AL) Blackett, Hon. Lindsay, Calgary-North West (PC) Marz, Richard, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills (PC) Blakeman, Laurie, Edmonton-Centre (AL), Mason, Brian, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (ND), Official Opposition House Leader Leader of the ND Opposition Boutilier, Guy C., Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (WA) McFarland, Barry, Little Bow (PC) Brown, Dr. Neil, QC, Calgary-Nose Hill (PC) McQueen, Diana, Drayton Valley-Calmar (PC) Calahasen, Pearl, Lesser Slave Lake (PC) Morton, F.L., Foothills-Rocky View (PC) Campbell, Robin, West Yellowhead (PC), Notley, Rachel, Edmonton-Strathcona (ND), Government Whip ND Opposition House Leader Chase, Harry B., Calgary-Varsity (AL), Oberle, Hon. Frank, Peace River (PC) Official Opposition Whip Olson, Hon. Verlyn, QC, Wetaskiwin-Camrose (PC), Dallas, Cal, Red Deer-South (PC) Deputy Government House Leader Danyluk, Hon. Ray, Lac La Biche-St. Paul (PC) Ouellette, Hon. Luke, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake (PC) DeLong, Alana, Calgary-Bow (PC) Pastoor, Bridget Brennan, Lethbridge-East (AL), Official Opposition Deputy Whip, Denis, Hon. Jonathan, QC, Calgary-Egmont (PC), Official Opposition Deputy Leader Deputy Government House Leader Prins, Ray, Lacombe-Ponoka (PC) Doerksen, Arno, Strathmore-Brooks (PC), Quest, Dave, Strathcona (PC) Deputy Government Whip Redford, Alison M., QC, Calgary-Elbow (PC) Drysdale, Wayne, Grande Prairie-Wapiti (PC) Renner, Hon. Rob, Medicine Hat (PC), Elniski, Doug, Edmonton-Calder (PC) Deputy Government House Leader Evans, Hon. Iris, Sherwood Park (PC) Rodney, Dave, Calgary-Lougheed (PC) Fawcett, Kyle, Calgary-North Hill (PC) Rogers, George, Leduc-Beaumont-Devon (PC) Forsyth, Heather, Calgary-Fish Creek (WA), Sandhu, Peter, Edmonton-Manning (PC) WA Opposition Whip Sarich, Janice, Edmonton-Decore (PC) Fritz, Hon. Yvonne, Calgary-Cross (PC) Sherman, Dr. Raj, Edmonton-Meadowlark (Ind) Goudreau, Hon. Hector G., Dunvegan-Central Peace (PC) Snelgrove, Hon. Lloyd, Vermilion-Lloydminster (PC) Griffiths, Doug, Battle River-Wainwright (PC) Stelmach, Hon. Ed, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville (PC), Groeneveld, George, Highwood (PC) Premier Hancock, Hon. Dave, QC, Edmonton-Whitemud (PC), Swann, Dr. David, Calgary-Mountain View (AL), Government House Leader Leader of the Official Opposition Hayden, Hon. Jack, Drumheller-Stettler (PC) Taft, Dr. Kevin, Edmonton-Riverview (AL) Hehr, Kent, Calgary-Buffalo (AL) Tarchuk, Janis, Banff-Cochrane (PC) Hinman, Paul, Calgary-Glenmore (WA), Taylor, Dave, Calgary-Currie (AB) WA Opposition Deputy Leader VanderBurg, George, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne (PC) Horne, Fred, Edmonton-Rutherford (PC) Vandermeer, Tony, Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (PC) Horner, Doug, Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert (PC) Weadick, Hon. Greg, Lethbridge-West (PC) Jablonski, Hon. Mary Anne, Red Deer-North (PC) Webber, Hon. Len, Calgary-Foothills (PC) Jacobs, Broyce, Cardston-Taber-Warner (PC) Woo-Paw, Teresa, Calgary-Mackay (PC) Johnson, Jeff, Athabasca-Redwater (PC) Xiao, David H., Edmonton-McClung (PC) Johnston, Art, Calgary-Hays (PC) Zwozdesky, Hon. Gene, Edmonton-Mill Creek (PC), Kang, Darshan S., Calgary-McCall (AL) Deputy Government House Leader Officers and Officials of the Legislative Assembly Clerk W.J. David McNeil Parliamentary Counsel Stephanie LeBlanc Law Clerk/Director of Committee Research Co-ordinator Philip Massolin Interparliamentary Relations Robert H. Reynolds, QC Sergeant-at-Arms Brian G. Hodgson Senior Parliamentary Counsel/ Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Chris Caughell Director of House Services Shannon Dean Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Gordon H. Munk Manager – House Proceedings Micheline S. Gravel Managing Editor of Alberta Hansard Liz Sim Party standings: Progressive Conservative: 67 Alberta Liberal: 8 Wildrose Alliance: 4 New Democrat: 2 Alberta: 1 Independent: 1 Executive Council Ed Stelmach Premier, President of Executive Council, Chair of Agenda and Priorities Committee, Vice-chair of Treasury Board, Liaison to the Canadian Armed Forces Lloyd Snelgrove President of the Treasury Board, Minister of Finance and Enterprise Dave Hancock Minister of Education, Political Minister for Edmonton Iris Evans Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations Mel Knight Minister of Sustainable Resource Development Luke Ouellette Minister of Transportation Rob Renner Minister of Environment Verlyn Olson Minister of Justice and Attorney General Yvonne Fritz Minister of Children and Youth Services, Political Minister for Calgary Jack Hayden Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Political Minister for Rural Alberta Ray Danyluk Minister of Infrastructure Gene Zwozdesky Minister of Health and Wellness Ron Liepert Minister of Energy Mary Anne Jablonski Minister of Seniors and Community Supports Len Webber Minister of Aboriginal Relations Heather Klimchuk Minister of Service Alberta Lindsay Blackett Minister of Culture and Community Spirit Cindy Ady Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation Hector Goudreau Minister of Municipal Affairs Frank Oberle Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security Jonathan Denis Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Thomas Lukaszuk Minister of Employment and Immigration Greg Weadick Minister of Advanced Education and Technology Parliamentary Assistants Evan Berger Sustainable Resource Development Manmeet Singh Bhullar Municipal Affairs Cal Dallas Finance and Enterprise Fred Horne Health and Wellness Broyce Jacobs Agriculture and Rural Development Jeff Johnson Treasury Board (Oil Sands Sustainable Development Secretariat) Diana McQueen Energy Janice Sarich Education Teresa Woo-Paw Employment and Immigration STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA Standing Committee on the Standing Committee on Standing Committee on the Standing Committee on Alberta Heritage Savings Community Services Economy Health Trust Fund Chair: Mr. Doerksen Chair: Mr. Bhardwaj Chair: Mr. McFarland Chair: Ms Tarchuk Deputy Chair: Mr. Hehr Deputy Chair: Mr. Chase Deputy Chair: Ms Pastoor Deputy Chair: Mr. Elniski Allred Amery Forsyth DeLong Anderson Dallas Griffiths Forsyth Benito Fawcett Groeneveld Groeneveld Bhullar Hinman Horne Johnston Chase Johnson Lindsay MacDonald Johnston Lund Notley Quest Notley Taft Quest Taft Rodney Tarchuk Sherman Sarich Taylor Swann Taylor Woo-Paw Vandermeer Standing Committee on Special Standing Committee Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Legislative Offices on Members’ Services Private Bills Privileges and Elections, Chair: Mr. Mitzel Chair: Mr. Kowalski Chair: Dr. Brown Standing Orders and Printing Deputy Chair: Mr. Lund Deputy Chair: Mr. Campbell Deputy Chair: Ms Woo-Paw Chair: Mr. Prins Bhullar Amery Allred Kang Deputy Chair: Mr. Hancock Blakeman Anderson Benito Lindsay Campbell Bhullar Boutilier McQueen Amery Lindsay Hinman Elniski Calahasen Morton Berger McFarland Lindsay Hehr Dallas Redford Calahasen Mitzel MacDonald Leskiw Doerksen Sandhu DeLong Notley Marz Mason Drysdale Sarich Doerksen Pastoor Notley Pastoor Hinman Taft Forsyth Quest Quest Rogers Horner Xiao Groeneveld Sherman Rogers VanderBurg Jacobs Hinman Tarchuk Jacobs Taylor Leskiw Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Select Special Ombudsman Public Accounts Public Safety and Services Resources and Environment Search Committee Chair: Mr. MacDonald Chair: Mr. Drysdale Chair: Mr. Prins Chair: Mr. Mitzel Deputy Chair: Mr. Rodney Deputy Chair: Mr. Kang Deputy Chair: Ms Blakeman Deputy Chair: Mr. Lund Allred Griffiths Boutilier Anderson Blakeman Anderson Groeneveld Brown Berger Hinman Benito Kang Calahasen Boutilier Lindsay Calahasen Mason Cao Hehr Marz Chase Sandhu Forsyth Jacobs Notley Dallas Vandermeer Johnson Marz Quest Elniski Xiao MacDonald Mason Rogers Fawcett Rogers McQueen Sandhu Mitzel Xiao VanderBurg March 23, 2011 Alberta Hansard 505 Legislative Assembly of Alberta just want to introduce her once again. I feel like I have to. Not Title: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 1:30 p.m. only is she the U of C Students’ Union president; she is beautiful, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, 2011 and she has also just been awarded the 2011 student with distinc- tion at the U of C along with her being the 2011 graduating class [The Speaker in the chair] valedictorian. So I am quite proud of my daughter. head: Prayers head: Members’ Statements The Speaker: Good afternoon. The Speaker: The hon. Member for Calgary-Montrose. Let us pray. We give thanks for the bounty of our province, our land, our resources, and our people. We pledge ourselves to act as Barlow Trail Underpass